1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List
By: James Mustich
4.12
Format: 948 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Way Things Are
By: Rolfe Humphries , Lucretius
3.97
Format: 265 pages, Paperback
..". [captures] the relentless urgency of Lucretius' didacticism, his passionate conviction and pro… read more
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"There can be no centre in infinity."-Rolfe Humphries, The Way Things Are
"Nothing exists but amalgams of matter and space."-Rolfe Humphries, The Way Things Are
"Air, I should explain, becomes wind when it is agitated."-Rolfe Humphries, The Way Things Are
"For whatever changes and leaves its natural bounds is instant death of that which was before."-Rolfe Humphries, The Way Things Are
2. The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
By: Josh Hanagarne
3.81
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring story of how a Mormon kid with Tourette's found salvation in books and weight-lifting.… read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
"An old librarian once said to me, " whatever we deal with, coming here is always a visual reward."-Josh Hanagarne, The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
"When I was his age, and even today, when it comes to books and libraries, too much is never enough"-Josh Hanagarne, The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
"There is a great case to be made for using religion to win arguments, as long as you only debate with other believers."-Josh Hanagarne, The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
"I'll never know everything about anything, but I'll know something about almost everything and that's how I like to live."-Josh Hanagarne, The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
3. My Dog Tulip
By: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas , J.R. Ackerley
3.31
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
J.R. Ackerley's German shepherd Tulip was skittish, possessive, and wild, but he loved her deeply. … read more
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- literature
- classics
- nonfiction
"Was she happy? I suppose she was happy. She had, after all, fulfilled a dog's most urgent need, she had managed to bestow her heart, and upon steady people whose dull, uneventful lives required the c…"-Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, My Dog Tulip
4. The Story of Babar
By: Jean de Brunhoff , None
3.61
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The classic first story about literature's most beloved pachyderm. After his mother is killed by a … read more
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- classics
5. Aesop's Fables
By: Aesop , Laura Harris , Laura Gibbs
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since… read more
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- literature
- classics
6. Dear Committee Members
By: Julie Schumacher
4.00
Format: 158 pages, Hardcover
Finally, a novel that puts the "pissed" back into "epistolary." Jason Fitger is a beleaguered profe… read more
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7. Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food
By: Catherine Shanahan , Luke Shanahan
3.69
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
Deep Nutritionillustrates how our ancestors used nourishment to sculpt their anatomy, engineering b… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
8. My Reading Life
By: Pat Conroy
3.50
Format: None pages,
Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profou… read more
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- nonfiction
- writing
- books about books
9. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
By: Henry Fielding , Thomas Keymer , Alice Wakely
3.17
Format: 55 pages, Paperback
A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is… read more
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10. The Phantom Tollbooth
By: Jules Feiffer , Norton Juster
4.20
Format: 24 pages,
Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click . Hailed as "a classic. .… read more
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11. A Judgement in Stone
By: Ruth Rendell
4.30
Format: 503 pages, Paperback
What on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentine's Day massacre? On Valentine's Day, fo… read more
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12. Beauty and the Clockwork Beast (Steampunk Proper Romance #1)
By: Nancy Campbell Allen
4.75
Format: 2112 pages, Paperback
Jane Eyre meets Beauty and the Beast. When Lucy Pickett arrives at Blackwell Manor to tend to her a… read more
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13. Wilful Behaviour (Commissario Brunetti, #11)
By: Donna Leon
4.40
Format: None pages, Paperback
When Commissario Brunetti receives a visit from one of his wife's students with a strange and vague… read more
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15. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
By: Julia Alvarez
3.63
Format: 56 pages, Paperback
Uprooted from their family home in the Dominican Republic, the four Garcia sisters - Carla, Sandra,… read more
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16. The Uncommon Reader
By: Alan Bennett
3.74
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
Led by her yapping corgis to the Westminster traveling library outside Buckingham Palace, the Queen… read more
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- books about books
"Книгите подпалват въображението."-Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader
"Archbishop. Why do I never read the lesson?"-Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader
"At eighty, things do not occur; they recur."-Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader
"A book is a device to ignite the imagination."-Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader
17. Saint Maybe
By: Anne Tyler
3.62
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
In 1965, the happy Bedloe family is living an ideal, apple-pie existence in Baltimore. Then, in the… read more
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18. Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley
By: Antonio García Martínez
4.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Liar's Pokermeets The Social Networkin an irreverent expose of life inside the tech bubble, from in… read more
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19. The Clothing of Books
By: Jhumpa Lahiri
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
How do you clothe a book? In this deeply personal reflection, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa … read more
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20. A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul
By: Leo Tolstoy , Peter Sekirin
3.00
Format: 220 pages, Unknown Binding
This is the first-ever English-language edition of the book Leo Tolstoy considered to be his most i… read more
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21. Old-Fashioned on Purpose: Cultivating a Slower, More Joyful Life
By: Jill Winger
4.42
Format: None pages, ebook
"In a world where so many of us are craving a life of simplicity and meaning, Old-Fashioned on Purp… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
22. The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
By: Sarah Ogilvie
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, … read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
- writing
- reference
"Murray took Dictionary work with him to the hospital when Ada was giving birth. If you look at page 2, column 1 of the first volume of the printed Dictionary, twenty-third line from the bottom, you w…"-Sarah Ogilvie, The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
23. Rental Person Who Does Nothing
By: Shoji Morimoto
3.34
Format: 160 pages, ebook
Need a rental person who does nothing? Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lone… read more
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- nonfiction
"– that people have a value even if they do nothing."-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing
"I felt comfortable in a community that existed just for the moment, with simple, temporary relationships uncomplicated by past or future."-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing
24. The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.94
Format: None pages, Audio CD
The “marvelous” (Reza Aslan, bestselling author of Zealot), New York Times bestselling story of how… read more
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- nonfiction
"Today we are familiar with the funereal abbreviation “RIP"-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"Because of the open nature of polytheism, there was virtually no such thing as “conversion."-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"atheism was an exceedingly rare phenomenon in antiquity: very few people believed there were literally no gods. The word “atheism"-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"Ancient people, whether pagans, Jews, or Christians, did not neatly differentiate between the religious and the political. They would have had a hard time understanding the difference."-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
25. The Hero: The Enduring Myth That Makes Us Human
By: Lee Child
3.38
Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition
In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explor… read more
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- literature
- nonfiction
- essays
- writing
"Fiction comprises stories about things that never happened to people who didn’t exist."-Lee Child, The Hero: The Enduring Myth That Makes Us Human
26. Riverman: An American Odyssey
By: Ben McGrath
3.74
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The true story of Dick Conant, an American folk hero who, over the course of more than twenty years… read more
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- nonfiction
"No fleeting moment can bear the scrutiny that a lone voyager is able to give it."-Ben McGrath, Riverman: An American Odyssey
27. The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense
By: Edward White
3.90
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
In The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock, Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon—what define… read more
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- nonfiction
28. 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List
By: James Mustich
4.12
Format: 948 pages, Hardcover
Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book… read more
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- classics
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- nonfiction
- essays
- reference
- writing
- education
- books about books
- literary criticism
29. On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books
By: Karen Swallow Prior
4.36
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Reading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue. Great literature increases knowled… read more
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- literature
- nonfiction
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"Pride is always a way of not seeing oneself properly, whereas humility is"self-knowledge perfected."-Karen Swallow Prior, On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books
"What does it mean to practice faith well? While our works cannot save us, our habits can strengthen our faith."-Karen Swallow Prior, On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books
"Seeing who we really are--which requires seeing ourselves in relationship to God--is true humility. Humility is taking our place, no matter how small (or big), and fulfilling that place with a heart …"-Karen Swallow Prior, On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books
"Humility is not, therefore, simply a low regard for oneself; rather, it is a proper view of oneself that is low in comparison to God and in recognition of our own fallenness. "Humility is thinking le…"-Karen Swallow Prior, On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books
30. Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive)
By: Anthony Raymond
4.14
Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover the Japanese secret to unlocking your purpose, productivity, and passion!Are you strugglin… read more
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